Five Avenger-class torpedo bombers leave Ft. Lauderdale NAS on a training flight over the Atlantic and disappear five hours later. One credible theory to the disappearance of the planes is that they landed in the Okefenokee Swamp.

The First Georgia Community Bank, Jackson, GA became the third Georgia bank to close this year. The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance named the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as Receiver. United Bank of Zebulon, GA immediately assumed all depository accounts and other bank assets.